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R. E. BEBB.

CULINARY VESSEL.

APPLICATION man JULY I3. I915.

1,317,066. Patented Sept. 23, 1919.

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\ .RIGHARD E. BEBB, OF CANTON, OHIO. ASSIGNOR TO THE CANTON STAMPINGAIN'D ENAMELING COMPANY, OF CANTON, OHIO, A. CORPORATION OF OHIO.

CULINARY VESSEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 23, 1919.

Application filed. July 13, 1915. Serial No, 39,591.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD E. BEBE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Culinary Vessels, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in culinary vessels, from which itis sometimes, but not always, necessary or desirable to drain liquidsfrom the more solid contents; and the object of the improvement is todetachably secure a segmental screen or shield to the corresponding rimportion of thevessel, for use or removal as may be desired.

A useful form or embodiment of the invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings forming part hereof, in which- Figure 1 is aperspective view of a culinary vessel, inverted as for pouring watertherefrom, showing the segmental screen in place;

Fig. 2, a cross section of same on lines 2-2, Fig. l; and

Fig 3, a detached plan View of the segmental screen.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the drawings.

The vessel 1 is provided with one or more inwardly presented recesses inone side, at or near the rim thereof, which recesses are for the purposeof engaging corresponding circumferential edge portions of the segmentalscreen 4 fitted within the rim portion of the vessel and may be in theform of the open slots 3 located slightly below and prleferably coplanarwith the rim of the vesse The screen or shield 4 may be made ofperforate, reticulate or impervious metal or material, and as shown ispreferably made of resilient sheet metal provided with a sufficientnumber of perforations 5 for the particular purpose for which it isdesired to use the vessel.

The natural resilience of the screen may be supplemented by forming abead as 6 on its straight or chord edge, and this head may be furtherreinforced by providing therein a rod of wire 7 made of spring steel orthe like; but the employment of these supplemental means is notessential.

The circumferential edge 8' of the screen is suitably formed or shapedfor fitting the rimmed portion of the vessel when the screen, isdeflected for engaging the same; and as'shown in the drawings, thisengagement may be effected by means of the tongues 9 projecting from theedge of the screen. When such tongues are employed or used for thispurpose, it is usually sufficient to provide one tongue at the middle ofthe circumferential edge and one tongue at or near each end thereof.

By these means it is evident that the screen can be readily attached tothe vessel by s r ng h middle to gu 9 n. t corresponding recess 3 of thevessel, and

then bending or deflecting the inner middle body portion of the screenupward or downward to permit the end tongues 9 to enter and be engagedin the corresponding recesses 3 in the vessel.

For the purpose of securely engaging the screen with the vessel, andalso for arching and crowning its inner middle portion above the planeof its circumferential edge, this edge is cut, shaped or formed on thearc of a circle having a larger diameter than that of the engaging rimportion of the vessel; so that when the screen is secured to the vesselas described, by deflecting the inner portion upward, the same is heldby the abutment of its end portions with the sides of the vessel, fromresuming a flat position, and the inner middle portion of the screen isthus maintained in an upwardly arched or crowned position, as shownmoreclearly in Fig. 2.

To those skilled in the art of making cooking vesels, many alterationsin construction and differing embodiments and applications of theinvention will suggest themselves, without departing from the spirit andscope thereof; the disclosure and the description herein being purelyillustrative and are not intended to be in any sense limiting.

I claim:

1. A culinary vessel having inwardly presented recesses in the rimortion of one side, and a resilient segmenta screen having itscircumferential edge curved on a larger diameter than the rim of thevessel, and formed to engage in the recesses by deflection. of the bodyportion of the scram side, and a resilient segmentalscreen havingtongues on' its circumferential edge for enaging in said recesses by adeflection of the.

ody portion of the screen.

3. A culinary vessel having inwardly presented recesses in the rimportion of one side. and a resilient segmental screen having itscircumferential edge formed to engage in said recesses by a deflectionof'the body. portion of the screen. 7 j A; A culinary vesselhaving-inwardly pref sented recesses in the rim'portion of one side, anda segmental screenih'aving a ciricumferential edge formed to engage insaid recesses by a deflection of the body portion of the screen andhavinga resilient reinforcement along its chord edge.

y 5.[A combination of a culinary vessel and a reslllent screen,there-belng nterengaglng means between the circumferential edge of v thescreen and the inner side of the rim portion of the vessel fordetachably engaging the parts together by a deflection of the bodyportion of the screen. p

6. The combination of a culinary vessel and a resilient segmentalscreen, there beinginterengaging means between the circumferential edgeof the screen and the inner side of the rim portion of the vessel fordetachably securing the parts together and arching the body portion'ofthe screen by a deflection thereof. 1

7. The combination of a culinaryv vessel and a resilient segmentalscreen having its circumferential edge normally curved on a largerdiameter than the rim ofthe vessel, there being interengaging meansbetween said edge'and rim, fOr' securing the screen to the vessel andarchingits body portion by the abutment of its end portions with the"sides of the vessel. l

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